Display stand attachment



May 22, 1934. C IN 1,959,977

DI SPLAY STAND ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 28, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor6%ar/ey E 157w y 1934- c. P. ELVIN DISPLAY STAND ATTACHMENT 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 28, 1933 Inventor fiar/ed Z .E/V/P? PatentedMay 22, 1934 r DISPLAY. ?S.TAND ATTACHMENT Charles P. "Elvin,Pottsville, :Pa., assignor 0f 'one-half to Leonard "E. Friedberg,*Shenandoah, Pa.

Application February 28, -1933,-.Seria1 No.-=658,999

5 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved attachment or accessory for adisplay stand such as is used in store windows for advertising wearingapparel and garments, particularly feminine wear.

Specifically stated the attachment is in the nature of a form or adaptorunit constructed to be adjustably mounted on the standard of aconventional display stand and fashioned to facilitate constricting andshaping the waist portion of a dress to give the desired blouse effect.

In perfecting a structure to satisfactorily accomplish the desiredresult I have evolved and produced a simple and economical devicecharacterized by a vertically adjustable block like body equipped withpin receptive inserts or cushions to facilitate shaping the garment.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure l is an elevational view showing the improved attachment inoperative position on a conventional display stand.

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the attachment per se.

Figure 3 is a top plan or edge elevation of the structure shown inFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the cork inserts.

In the drawings in Figure 1 the display stand comprises a pedestal orbase 5 having an upright or standard 6 and an appropriate head forming ahanger '7 at the upper end of the standard for supporting the dress orgarment 8. The improved attachment 9 is adapted to be adjustably mountedon the standard 6 for shaping the waist line 10 of the garment.

The attachment comprises a substantially oval shaped or block like body11 of appropriate material. The end portions 12 are rounded in themanner shown and slightly tapered. The central solid portion 13 isformed at its lower end with a depending neck 14 carrying a set screw15. The threaded end of the set screw projects into a bore 16 which isformed through the neck and portion 13 to permit the adaptor unit orform to be adjustably mounted on the standard. Obviously it is held invertically adjusted position through the instrumentality of the setscrew. The numerals 17 designate undercut faces which define a pair ofpockets or receptacles for wedge shaped blocks of cork or the like 18.The inner walls of the pockets are substantially flat, so that thepockets conform with the fiat contour of the body. The blocks 18function as inserts and are give the desired shape or configuration tothe surrounding portion of the garment. The pockets extend into theupper and lower edges of the body 11 thereby providing openings toenable the blocks 18 to be inserted or removed.

The gist of the invention is in the provision of a simple and economicalform or adaptor unit in the nature of an attachment for a conventionaldisplay stand, the idea being to provide a construction which isapplicable to the stand to function as an additive feature to facilitatea proper forming or shaping of the garment for more effective displaypurposes. A block like body with the cushion insert and means foradjustably mounting it on the standard has been found satisfactory tofulfill the expected requirements of the invention.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction withthe illustrative drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clearunderstanding of the purpose, features and advantages, the explicitconstruction, and the invention as hereinafter claimed.

It is to be understood that minor changes in shape, size, relativeproportions, and materials may be resorted to in practice Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the inventionas now claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a structure of the class described, in combination, a displaystand embodying a base, a standard rising from said base, a garmenthanger on the upper end of the standard and means on the standard forvertical adjustment to facilitate shaping of the waist portion of adress or similar garment, said means being vertically adjustablerelative to the garment hanger, and provided with pin pierceable meansto facilitate maintenance of the bloused shape of the garment.

2. A structure of the class described, in combination, a display standcomprising a base, a standard rising from said base, garment hangermeans on the upper end of said standard, an adaptor element mounted onthe intermediate portion of the standard and vertically adjustable, saidadaptor element comprising an elongated 10.; flat body formed on atleast one face with pockets and pin pierceable inserts located in saidpockets to function as pin cushions.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a display stand attachmentcomprising an adaptor unit embodying a horizontally elongated bodyformed at its center with a bore for passage of the standard of thedisplay stand, a set screw associated with said bore for maintaining thebody in place, one face of the body being provided with pockets open attheir upper and lower ends and having end walls undercut to provideinsert retaining pockets, and wedge shaped pin pierceable insertsarranged in said pockets to function as pin cushions.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a display stand attachmentcomprising a relatively flat adapter body for cooperatively supportingthe waist portion of a garment, said body having a socket forming meansadapted for slidable attachment to a standard of the display stand, saidbody formed with pockets conforming to the flat contour of the body,said pockets being located on at least one face of the body, pinpierceable material seated in said pockets, and means coacting with saidsocket forming means adapted for securing said body to the standard ofthe display stand.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a display stand attachmentcomprising a relatively flat horizontally elongated adapter body forcooperatively supporting the waist portion of a garment, said bodyhaving socket forming means adapted for slidable attachment to astandard of the display stand, said body formed with pockets on at leastone face and open on at least one edge of the body, pin pierceablematerial seated in said pockets, and means coacting with the said socketforming means adapted for securing said body to the standard of thedisplay stand.

CHARLES P. ELVIN.

